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Frustrated Parents Support Thread - as in "How the HELL do I deal with this mess???" 24 HopeHoops Feb 2012 Dec 2021 0 56266

Pre-Mother's Day!!! 0 elleng Saturday Saturday 7 214

Spring/Easter visitors! 0 elleng Mar 30 Mar 30 4 511

'The Anxious Generation' Review: Apps, Angst and Adolescence - WSJ 0 question everything Mar 29 Mar 29 0 776

Three year old driver kills two year old child. 4 SarahD Mar 21 Apr 9 0 1288

Family brunch 4 elleng Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 757

The moment has arrived, I've been a parent for 39 years!!! 5 elleng Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 1280

Christmas Eve gathering 5 elleng Dec 2023 Dec 2023 27 1298

Family visited! 0 elleng Dec 2023 Dec 2023 14 420

Restaurateur goes viral for adding $50 to parents' bill, saying kids belong 'at Burger King' 11 Demovictory9 Nov 2023 Dec 2023 3 3139

9 year old grandson has asked for a desk!!! 9 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 1687

Meetup @ carpool! 2 elleng Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 364

Grand daughter's 8th birthday party 8 elleng Sep 2023 Sep 2023 13 2026

Visiting family for grand daughter's birthday, stopped here in Delaware on Rte 95. 0 elleng Sep 2023 Sep 2023 15 2284

A thought or two about an old photo, love, parenting 8 lostnfound Sep 2023 Sep 2023 14 1768

Does anyone know anything about visitations rights for grandparents? 16 Grasswire2 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 12 2710

MD family excited about school! 0 elleng Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2312

School year approaching, so I get to 'supervise,' 1 elleng Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2349

Visiting grands. 1 elleng Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 667

"You were not the mother I wanted." 8 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 Aug 2023 2 4277

Remembering Catherine Kassenoff and Continuing the Fight for Fair U.S. Child Custody Outcomes 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3851

Is it a good idea for men in their 80s to become new fathers? 14 BigmanPigman May 2023 May 2023 6 2041

I have now realized that Liz and I failed as parents in a Biblical aspect. 6 Duncanpup May 2023 May 2023 25 3630

When did we get so obsessed with unique baby names? 9 Jilly_in_VA May 2023 May 2023 0 2227

Opinion Social media is devastating teens' mental health. Here's what parents can do - Wen, WaPo 1 question everything Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 4201

Grand daughter!!! 14 elleng Mar 2023 Mar 2023 56 3217

My mother 5 podex101 Jan 2023 Aug 2023 11 1623

Panera Employee Refuses to Take Drive-Thru Order Because of Screaming Kid 8 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 3797

Thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk 2 sl8 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 3761

Granddaughter hiding! 5 elleng Nov 2022 Dec 2022 25 2059

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Parenting, sometimes, includes making decisions for our pets when they are in danger. 0 diehardblue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3401

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Mosby Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 3249

The Enduring Wisdom of 'Goodnight Moon' 3 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 25 4146

The biggest myths of the teenage brain 3 littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 Sep 2022 10 2798

Paddington Bear arrived in London knowing no one. 1 elleng Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 2768

7 Little Things Newborns Do That Reveal Their Future Personality 2 elleng Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 3291

I lost the grandma games this morning 10 spinbaby Jul 2022 Jul 2022 33 3989

My adult son (he's 20) moved in [View all] 69 RealGuyinChicago Jun 2022 Jan 2023 16 4286

"I Found Condoms in My Son's Room. What Should I Do Now?" 21 Demovictory9 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 5139

Infant formula shortage. 7 TomSlick Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2560

Little.Einstein on TikTok 1 LonePirate Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1275

You could become pen pals with Ukrainian children thanks to NC professor. Here's how 1 elleng Mar 2022 Apr 2022 4 3838

Sailors, Marines to Get an Extra Week of Leave to Welcome New Baby 2 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Mar 2022 1 3849

If you parent an adopted child... 3 FeelingBlue Feb 2022 Nov 2022 2 2374

Emory University Reveals How Grandmother Brains React to Grandchildren. 0 elleng Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 3345

The secret of Arctic 'survival parenting' 1 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 2000

A Grieving Family Wonders: What if They Had Known the Medical History of Sperm Donor 1558? 0 question everything Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 3715

Is the Western way of raising kids weird? 3 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 3250

Boys Have Eating Disorders, Too. Doctors Think Social Media Is Making It Worse. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2316

an anecdote: 7 elleng Dec 2021 Feb 2023 3 2984

What a difference a school makes! 2 spinbaby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 2160

So don't think by letting your kids spend time with grandma will be a bad thing! 8 Heartstrings Nov 2021 Nov 2021 58 4503

Message to my daughter after first day of 2d grade for my grandson, 0 elleng Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 2999

Fear of public restrooms 3 spinbaby Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1336

Can you please help me remember this great parenting book from 2 or 3 decades ago? 9 pnwmom Aug 2021 Oct 2021 1 4127

'A Family Like Ours': Portraits of Gay Fatherhood 1 elleng Jun 2021 Jun 2021 7 5638

Is there childing? 3 Marthe48 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1535

Pride LEGO set 2021, available 1 June 2021 Your kiddos have Legos? 0 irisblue May 2021 May 2021 1 6005

Let the games begin 5 spinbaby May 2021 May 2021 2 1447

Let Children Be Children 0 acg May 2021 May 2021 0 3831

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only took 2 mins for my 29 y/o to break my heart again today... 7 FirstLight Feb 2021 Mar 2021 7 8393

Harvard Psychologists Reveal: Parents Who Raise 'Kind' Kids Do These 5 Things... 9 elleng Dec 2020 Dec 2020 69 13140

I recommend: Raising Our Own: Understanding Child Development to Enhance Parenting 0 elleng Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 5788

Kiss me 6 keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 Dec 2020 13 3033

For Teens, Sexting Can Be a Crime 4 question everything Nov 2020 Dec 2020 3 3701

Games in the time of plague 0 alfredo Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 6872

Should 5-Year-Olds Start School This Year? 7 elleng Jul 2020 Aug 2020 2 7627

Children's Books That Discuss Race and Racism, Twitter thread by @antisocialbritt 0 littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 Jun 2020 3 6673

What To Do If Your Child Resists Online Learning 12 elleng May 2020 May 2020 2 5254

My 4-Year-Old Thinks She's a Sous Chef. I'm Trying to Remain Calm. 8 elleng Apr 2020 Sep 2020 9 9047

Coronavirus for Kids 0 elleng Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2177

100 Activities To Do With Your Child During a Pandemic: Week Five 3 elleng Apr 2020 Mar 6 2 3088

Making Wonders: Art Projects that Engage Kids 1 elleng Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2744

Anybody dealing with 19yo son issues during the quarantine? 11 woodsprite Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 4038

10 FUN SELF CONTROL GAMES TO PRACTICE SELF REGULATION SKILLS 1 elleng Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 2947

Stuck Inside? Here's an Australian Kids' Show Every Parent Can Love. 0 elleng Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2713

Bestselling Children's Author Mo Willems Is Teaching Kids Drawing On YouTube 1 elleng Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 3612

Dear Students, We Didn't Even Get to Say Goodbye. 8 elleng Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 5194

The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning 0 elleng Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 3055

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